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Woozle: /* Arrays */ fixed typo

2006-04-20T13:15:23Z

Arrays: fixed typo

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	==By Type==		==By Type==
	===Arrays===		===Arrays===
	* '''{{perlfunc\|join}}'''(<u>demarc</u>,<u>array</u>) &~~ndashl~~ joins <u>array</u> elements into one string, using <u>demarc</u> as a seperator string		* '''{{perlfunc\|join}}'''(<u>demarc</u>,<u>array</u>) – joins <u>array</u> elements into one string, using <u>demarc</u> as a seperator string
	* '''{{perlfunc\|split}}'''(<u>pattern</u>,<u>string</u>,<u>limit</u>) – splits <u>string</u> into an array (return value) by dividing it wherever <u>pattern</u> is matched		* '''{{perlfunc\|split}}'''(<u>pattern</u>,<u>string</u>,<u>limit</u>) – splits <u>string</u> into an array (return value) by dividing it wherever <u>pattern</u> is matched
	* '''{{perlfunc\|splice}}'''(<u>target</u>,<u>offset</u>,<u>length</u>,<u>source</u>) – combines parts of two arrays (replaces parts of <u>target</u> with <u>source</u>)		* '''{{perlfunc\|splice}}'''(<u>target</u>,<u>offset</u>,<u>length</u>,<u>source</u>) – combines parts of two arrays (replaces parts of <u>target</u> with <u>source</u>)

Woozle: /* Arrays */ parameter listing

2006-04-15T18:37:45Z

Arrays: parameter listing

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	==By Type==		==By Type==
	===Arrays===		===Arrays===
	* '''{{perlfunc\|join}}'''()		* '''{{perlfunc\|join}}'''(<u>demarc</u>,<u>array</u>) &ndashl joins <u>array</u> elements into one string, using <u>demarc</u> as a seperator string
	* '''{{perlfunc\|split}}'''() – splits a string into an array		* '''{{perlfunc\|split}}'''(<u>pattern</u>,<u>string</u>,<u>limit</u>) – splits <u>string</u> into an array (return value) by dividing it wherever <u>pattern</u> is matched
	* '''{{perlfunc\|splice}}'''() – combines parts of two arrays		* '''{{perlfunc\|splice}}'''(<u>target</u>,<u>offset</u>,<u>length</u>,<u>source</u>) – combines parts of two arrays (replaces parts of <u>target</u> with <u>source</u>)
	* '''{{perlfunc\|pop}}'''() – remove/return the last element of ~~the~~ array		* '''{{perlfunc\|pop}}'''(<u>array</u>) – remove/return the last element of <u>array</u>
	* '''{{perlfunc\|push}}'''() – adds ~~an element~~ to the end of the array (opposite of {{perlfunc\|pop}}())		* '''{{perlfunc\|push}}'''(<u>target</u>,<u>source</u>) – adds elements from <u>source</u> to the end of the array <u>target</u> (opposite of {{perlfunc\|pop}}())
	* '''{{perlfunc\|reverse}}'''() – returns an array containing the elements of the input array in reverse order		* '''{{perlfunc\|reverse}}'''(<u>array</u>) – returns an array containing the elements of the input <u>array</u> in reverse order
	* '''{{perlfunc\|sort}}'''() – returns an array containing the elements of the input array in sorted order		* '''{{perlfunc\|sort}}'''(<u>array</u>) – returns an array containing the elements of the input <u>array</u> in sorted order
	* '''{{perlfunc\|shift}}'''() – remove/return the first element of ~~the~~ array (opposite of {{perlfunc\|unshift}}())		* '''{{perlfunc\|shift}}'''(<u>array</u>) – remove/return the first element of <u>array</u> (opposite of {{perlfunc\|unshift}}())
	* '''{{perlfunc\|unshift}}'''() – add ~~one or more~~ elements to the beginning of the array (opposite of {{perlfunc\|shift}}())		* '''{{perlfunc\|unshift}}'''(<u>target</u>,<u>source</u>) – add elements from the array <u>source</u> to the beginning of the array <u>target</u> (opposite of {{perlfunc\|shift}}())

	===Dirs===		===Dirs===

Woozle: /* String */ substr definition & link

2006-04-08T16:18:22Z

String: substr definition & link

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	* '''rindex'''		* '''rindex'''
	* '''scalar'''		* '''scalar'''
	* '''substr'''		* '''{{perlfunc\|substr}}'''(<u>source</u>,<u>offset</u>,<u>len</u>) – return <u>len</u> bytes from <u>source</u> after skipping <u>offset</u> characters
	* '''uc'''		* '''uc'''
	* '''ucfirst'''		* '''ucfirst'''

Woozle: /* Arrays */ more functions, links to eventual pages, and brief definitions

2006-04-07T23:35:20Z

Arrays: more functions, links to eventual pages, and brief definitions

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	==By Type==		==By Type==
	===Arrays===		===Arrays===
	* '''join'''		* '''{{perlfunc\|join}}'''()
	* '''pop'''		* '''{{perlfunc\|split}}'''() – splits a string into an array
	* '''push'''		* '''{{perlfunc\|splice}}'''() – combines parts of two arrays
	* '''reverse'''		* '''{{perlfunc\|pop}}'''() – remove/return the last element of the array
	* '''unshift'''		* '''{{perlfunc\|push}}'''() – adds an element to the end of the array (opposite of {{perlfunc\|pop}}())
			* '''{{perlfunc\|reverse}}'''() – returns an array containing the elements of the input array in reverse order
			* '''{{perlfunc\|sort}}'''() – returns an array containing the elements of the input array in sorted order
			* '''{{perlfunc\|shift}}'''() – remove/return the first element of the array (opposite of {{perlfunc\|unshift}}())
			* '''{{perlfunc\|unshift}}'''() – add one or more elements to the beginning of the array (opposite of {{perlfunc\|shift}}())

	===Dirs===		===Dirs===
	* '''opendir'''(<u>dirhandle</u>, <u>dirspec</u>)		* '''opendir'''(<u>dirhandle</u>, <u>dirspec</u>)

Woozle: /* M */ my() page

2006-04-07T17:55:06Z

M: my() page

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	* '''msgrcv'''		* '''msgrcv'''
	* '''msgsnd'''		* '''msgsnd'''
	* '''my'''(''variable list'') - makes all variables in ''variable list'' local to the current {block}		* '''{{perlfunc\|my}}'''(''variable list'') - makes all variables in ''variable list'' local to the current {block}

	===N===		===N===
	* '''next'''		* '''next'''

Woozle: /* L */ local() page

2006-04-07T17:54:39Z

L: local() page

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	* '''link'''(''oldfile'',''newfile'') - creates ''newfile'' as a link to ''oldfile''		* '''link'''(''oldfile'',''newfile'') - creates ''newfile'' as a link to ''oldfile''
	* '''listen'''(''socket'',''queuesize'') - waits for incoming events on a socket		* '''listen'''(''socket'',''queuesize'') - waits for incoming events on a socket
	* '''local'''(''variable list'') - makes all variables in ''variable list'' local to the current subroutine		* '''{{perlfunc\|local}}'''(''variable list'') - makes all variables in ''variable list'' local to the current subroutine
	* '''localtime'''(''number'') - converts the binary time stored in ''number'' to a 9-element list and localizes it to the machine's timezone		* '''localtime'''(''number'') - converts the binary time stored in ''number'' to a 9-element list and localizes it to the machine's timezone
	* '''log'''(''number'') - returns the [[natural logarithm]] (i.e. ''log<sub>e</sub>'') of ''number''		* '''log'''(''number'') - returns the [[natural logarithm]] (i.e. ''log<sub>e</sub>'') of ''number''
	* '''lstat'''(''fileHandle'') - returns file statistics for the file opened with file handle ''fileHandle'' (does not de-reference symbolic links)		* '''lstat'''(''fileHandle'') - returns file statistics for the file opened with file handle ''fileHandle'' (does not de-reference symbolic links)

	===M===		===M===
	* '''m'''''/pattern/''<u>gimosx</u> - performs pattern-matching; other characters may be used as delimiters instead of "/". See [[Perl regex]]		* '''m'''''/pattern/''<u>gimosx</u> - performs pattern-matching; other characters may be used as delimiters instead of "/". See [[Perl regex]]

Woozle: /* Numeric */ srand, sqrt

2006-03-05T21:40:47Z

Numeric: srand, sqrt

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	* '''log'''		* '''log'''
	* '''rand'''		* '''rand'''
			** '''srand'''
			* '''sqrt'''
	====Base conversion====		====Base conversion====
	* '''hex'''		* '''hex'''

Woozle: changed template

2006-03-05T21:37:12Z

changed template

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	{{~~sidebar~~\|__TOC__}}[[Computing]]: [[Programming]]: [[Perl]]: [[Perl built-in functions\|built-in functions]]{{seed}}		{{boxright\|__TOC__}}[[Computing]]: [[Programming]]: [[Perl]]: [[Perl built-in functions\|built-in functions]]{{seed}}
	==By Type==		==By Type==
	===Arrays===		===Arrays===

Woozle: /* Numeric */ base conv., trig f()s; added sin()

2006-03-05T21:34:10Z

Numeric: base conv., trig f()s; added sin()

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	===Numeric===		===Numeric===
	* '''abs'''(<u>number</u>)		* '''abs'''(<u>number</u>)
	* '''atan2'''(<u>Y</u>, <u>X</u>) - returns the [[arctangent]] of <u>Y</u>/<u>X</u>
	* '''cos'''
	* '''exp'''		* '''exp'''
	* '''log'''		* '''log'''
			* '''rand'''
			====Base conversion====
			* '''hex'''
	* '''oct'''		* '''oct'''
	* '''~~rand~~'''		====Trigonometry====
			* '''atan2'''(<u>Y</u>, <u>X</u>) - returns the [[arctangent]] of <u>Y</u>/<u>X</u>
			* '''cos'''
			* '''sin'''

	===RegEx===		===RegEx===
	* '''m/'''<u>pattern</u>'''/'''		* '''m/'''<u>pattern</u>'''/'''

Woozle: /* String */ substr

2006-03-01T02:22:36Z

String: substr

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	* '''rindex'''		* '''rindex'''
	* '''scalar'''		* '''scalar'''
			* '''substr'''
	* '''uc'''		* '''uc'''
	* '''ucfirst'''		* '''ucfirst'''
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	* '''chr'''(<u>number</u>) - returns the character whose [[ASCII]] code is <u>number</u>		* '''chr'''(<u>number</u>) - returns the character whose [[ASCII]] code is <u>number</u>
	* '''ord'''(<u>string</u>) - returns the [[ASCII]] code of the first character in <u>string</u>		* '''ord'''(<u>string</u>) - returns the [[ASCII]] code of the first character in <u>string</u>

	===Time===		===Time===
	* '''gmtime'''		* '''gmtime'''

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	==By Type==		==By Type==
	===Arrays===		===Arrays===
	* '''{{perlfunc\|join}}'''()		* '''{{perlfunc\|join}}'''(<u>demarc</u>,<u>array</u>) &ndashl joins <u>array</u> elements into one string, using <u>demarc</u> as a seperator string
	* '''{{perlfunc\|split}}'''() – splits a string into an array		* '''{{perlfunc\|split}}'''(<u>pattern</u>,<u>string</u>,<u>limit</u>) – splits <u>string</u> into an array (return value) by dividing it wherever <u>pattern</u> is matched
	* '''{{perlfunc\|splice}}'''() – combines parts of two arrays		* '''{{perlfunc\|splice}}'''(<u>target</u>,<u>offset</u>,<u>length</u>,<u>source</u>) – combines parts of two arrays (replaces parts of <u>target</u> with <u>source</u>)
	* '''{{perlfunc\|pop}}'''() – remove/return the last element of ~~the~~ array		* '''{{perlfunc\|pop}}'''(<u>array</u>) – remove/return the last element of <u>array</u>
	* '''{{perlfunc\|push}}'''() – adds ~~an element~~ to the end of the array (opposite of {{perlfunc\|pop}}())		* '''{{perlfunc\|push}}'''(<u>target</u>,<u>source</u>) – adds elements from <u>source</u> to the end of the array <u>target</u> (opposite of {{perlfunc\|pop}}())
	* '''{{perlfunc\|reverse}}'''() – returns an array containing the elements of the input array in reverse order		* '''{{perlfunc\|reverse}}'''(<u>array</u>) – returns an array containing the elements of the input <u>array</u> in reverse order
	* '''{{perlfunc\|sort}}'''() – returns an array containing the elements of the input array in sorted order		* '''{{perlfunc\|sort}}'''(<u>array</u>) – returns an array containing the elements of the input <u>array</u> in sorted order
	* '''{{perlfunc\|shift}}'''() – remove/return the first element of ~~the~~ array (opposite of {{perlfunc\|unshift}}())		* '''{{perlfunc\|shift}}'''(<u>array</u>) – remove/return the first element of <u>array</u> (opposite of {{perlfunc\|unshift}}())
	* '''{{perlfunc\|unshift}}'''() – add ~~one or more~~ elements to the beginning of the array (opposite of {{perlfunc\|shift}}())		* '''{{perlfunc\|unshift}}'''(<u>target</u>,<u>source</u>) – add elements from the array <u>source</u> to the beginning of the array <u>target</u> (opposite of {{perlfunc\|shift}}())

	===Dirs===		===Dirs===